Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
21
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
6
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Case
- 5 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
- Keypad Housing
- 3 steps
- Front Case
- 6 steps
- Slider Mechanism
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Slide the battery release up.
Slide the battery release up.
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Step 2
- Remove the battery by lifting away from the case.
Remove the battery by lifting away from the case.
Step 3
Case
- Remove the 2 screw covers next to the rear speaker with a Push Pin.
Remove the 2 screw covers next to the rear speaker with a Push Pin.
Step 4
- Remove the 4 cover screws with a Philips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the 4 cover screws with a Philips #00 screwdriver.
Step 5
- Use the iPod opening tool to pry off the back casing.
Use the iPod opening tool to pry off the back casing.
Step 6
- Continue sliding the iPod opening tool around the seam of the casing to separate the front and back casings.
Continue sliding the iPod opening tool around the seam of the casing to separate the front and back casings.
Step 7
- Separate the casing halves.
- Be sure to keep track of the side buttons as they fall out.
Separate the casing halves.
Be sure to keep track of the side buttons as they fall out.
Step 8
Motherboard
- Remove the 2 screws from the back of the phone with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Remove the 2 screws from the back of the phone with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Step 9
- Carefully lift up on the motherboard to see the ribbon cables underneath.
- Use the spudger to carefully disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Carefully lift up on the motherboard to see the ribbon cables underneath.
Use the spudger to carefully disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Step 10
- Remove the motherboard from the front casing by lifting straight up.
Remove the motherboard from the front casing by lifting straight up.
Step 11
Keypad Housing
- Lay the phone with the screen facedown.
- The 6 slider screws are visible.
Lay the phone with the screen facedown.
The 6 slider screws are visible.
Step 12
- Peel back but don’t remove the blue tape to access the 2 center screws.
- Remove the 6 slider screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Peel back but don’t remove the blue tape to access the 2 center screws.
Remove the 6 slider screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 13
- Lift the keypad housing away from the slider.
Lift the keypad housing away from the slider.
Step 14
Front Case
- Remove the 2 screw covers next to the speaker with a push pin next to the camera.
Remove the 2 screw covers next to the speaker with a push pin next to the camera.
Step 15
- Remove the 6 screws with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Remove the 6 screws with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Step 16
- Use the ipod opening tool to pry the screen casing and the slider mechanism apart from each other.
Use the ipod opening tool to pry the screen casing and the slider mechanism apart from each other.
Step 17
- Carefully lift the slider mechanism to see the ribbon cables underneath.
Carefully lift the slider mechanism to see the ribbon cables underneath.
Step 18
- Slide ribbon cable through the slider mechanism.
Slide ribbon cable through the slider mechanism.
Step 19
- Separate the two halves.
Separate the two halves.
Step 20
Slider Mechanism
- With the slider mechanism separated from the screen casing the 8 screws securing the slider mechanism are visible.
- Remove the 8 screws.
With the slider mechanism separated from the screen casing the 8 screws securing the slider mechanism are visible.
Remove the 8 screws.
Step 21
- Remove slider mechanism. Now is a good time to clean slider mechanism if sticky.
Remove slider mechanism. Now is a good time to clean slider mechanism if sticky.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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